El Porto Beach surf break

El Porto Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 04 May 2026 PDT
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El Porto Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Porto Beach sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Porto Beach today?

The current surf forecast for El Porto Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

Table - waves today at El Porto Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
65
66
66
100
140
200
84
84
104
104
107
116
164
121
121
119
106
96
97
99
100
100
100
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
12:43PM0.91m
11:03PM1.55m
1:48PM0.86m
11:36PM1.47m
3:28PM0.85m
00:17AM1.38m
Low Tide
4:34PM0.71m
6:47AM-0.02m
4:54PM0.78m
7:40AM0.05m
5:07PM0.84m
8:43AM0.10m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:01
6:00
5:58
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7:38
7:39
7:40
7:40
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
18
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
13
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
67
65
46
46
100
140
200
84
84
104
104
107
38
28
19
121
119
106
96
97
13
20
14
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
S
12
0.3
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
19
35
66
66
20
20
11
49
12
11
11
10
116
164
121
13
8
4
15
37
99
100
100
100
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
NW
13
0.1
SW
21
0.1
NW
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
WSW
19
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
Energy kJ
6
21
21
11
11
11
18
11
11
7
18
7
10
9
9
2
2
2
2
2
37
15
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
WNW
6
0.3
W
5
0.4
WSW
4
Energy kJ
4
3
2
37
2
5
19
35
37
47
51
43
52
4
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
467
109
33
21
19
19
19
56
467
467
19
33
0
0
0
12
12
33
19
4
0
0
0
142
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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